Belinda Jack
Fellow and Tutor in French Literature and Language at Christ Church, University of Oxford
2 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
CultureWriters from ParisBurials at Père Lachaise Cemetery19th-century pseudonymous writers20th-century French novelistsFrench socialistsLegion of Honour refusalsFrench LGBTQ novelistsBisexual novelistsFrench women novelistsPseudonymous women writers19th-century French novelists, 19th-century French women writersBisexual memoiristsFrench bisexual women, French bisexual writers20th-century French women writersGrand Officers of the Legion of HonourBisexual journalists19th-century French LGBTQ people, 20th-century French LGBTQ peopleBisexual women writers19th-century French letter writers
Colette
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the novels and life of one of the most remarkable writers of the last century, whose Claudine series was first published under her husband's name.
27 January 2022
Also featuring: Diana Holmes, Michèle Roberts
Culture19th-century French novelists, 19th-century French women writersBisexual memoiristsFrench bisexual women, French bisexual writers20th-century French women writersGrand Officers of the Legion of HonourFrench LGBTQ novelistsBisexual journalistsBurials at Père Lachaise Cemetery20th-century French novelists19th-century French LGBTQ people, 20th-century French LGBTQ peopleBisexual women writersBisexual novelistsFrench women novelistsGeorge Sand
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the work and life of Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin who in C19th France wrote many extremely successful novels, under the name George Sand
6 February 2020
Also featuring: Angela Ryan, Nigel Harkness
Culture19th-century pseudonymous writers19th-century French novelists, 19th-century French women writersFrench bisexual women, French bisexual writers19th-century French letter writersFrench LGBTQ novelistsWriters from ParisPseudonymous women writersFrench socialistsLegion of Honour refusalsFrench women novelists